Another Quest from the Avid Reader in front of the Yomenaido Bookstore becomes available today. And since it's raining today, there are several benefits around town. But where'd our Social Links go? All of them are gone! You can spend your Afternoon however you want, but this guide will show you how to obtain the bronze trophy, It's Working Today. For more information, see below.

If you've already attained this trophy in an earlier gameplay, you can pretty much do anything you want today, except going inside the TV. That will make you not be able to do anything for the rest of the night. You can eat at Aiya to raise some stats or even finish the bowl to obtain the trophy, Food Fighter. You can fish at the river, study at the school library, pretty much anything that spends time. Try not to "go straight home." Even if you think there's nothing to do, you can always use the Capsule Machine -- which is what we'll be doing -- to obtain a battle item.

The Avid Reader is back with another request, still waiting outside Yomenaido Bookstore. Talk to him, and he'll immediately impose a philisophical question: Once something is written down in a book, doesn't it suddenly become more meaningful? ... Well nothing is said after that. He'll go ahead and give his request now.

He beings to tell you a story of how he was walking along the Riverbank, and saw the cutest little cat that looked like a stray. He tells you that he wants to give it a good meal, but doesn't have anything to feed it. All the books say that you shouldn't feed feral animals anyway, so he leaves this dangerous task up to you.

You can't do anything about it now because it's raining, and the cat doesn't show up in the rain.

On rainy days, the Shiroku Item Shop will have a 20% discount on its items. These items include healing tools, status recovery items, and other helpful remedies. Be sure to stop here if you depleted your selection during Kanji's dungeon.

While you're at the Shiroku Store, go ahead and check the little dispenser to the left of the entrance. It's a Capsule Machine, and it sells items that can damage enemies when used in battle. On non-rainy days, the dial used to activate the machine would be rusted shut, and you wouldn't be able to operate it. But since it's raining today, the rain loosened the dial. You can turn it now!

It costs 200 yen to receive a Capsule, and it will cost you by Spending Time. Since there's almost nothing else to do today, might as well. Choose Play to begin the fun.

Normally, you would just receive a prize and move on with the rest of the day. But sometimes, your prize will get stuck, and the game will ask you if you want to call the lady working in the Shiroku store to come fix it.

Say "Yes" to call the lady in the store. She'll come out immediately, accusing you of breaking the machine, and informing you that her husband built these machines himself. (...husband?...) She tells you that these machines only work in the rain, because it rained when he made them. She apologizes for such a morbid story, and proceeds to collect your prize for you.

You will now obtain an item that can be used in battle to damage enemies. These items cause elemental damage like Fire, Ice, etc. They can only be used once, so try to use them on an enemie's weakness. You can usually tell what element the item will be by looking at the name, like Dry Ice. For more examples, see the Battle Capsules page.

If your prize wound up getting stuck, you will receive a token of apology from the Shiroku store owner. This item is completely random. It could span from a Chest Key to a Goho-M. Just take it, and you'll be on your merry way home, along with the bronze trophy, It's Working Today!

There are 2 Social Links available tonight: We could get Dojima to Rank 7, or we could start an entirely new Link, the Devil Link in the Hospital. Since Dojima might not be home for a while after the murder mystery case makes some progress, we should hang out with him tonight.

You start out by sitting at the table takling about "various things," when Nanako comes in and tells you that she's gonna go to sleep. Dojima notices how late it is, and bids her goodnight. Apparently Nanako wants something else, because she's not budging. Dojima asks -- kind of arrogantly -- what she wants, and Nanako reminds him that he promised to read her a book before bedtime. He realizes his promise, and tells her that he'll read a couple pages.

But as soon as he stands up, his phone starts to ring. He answers, and it's that strange "Ichihara-san" again. He seems alarmed, and says that he can be there in just a few. Looks like Dojima is going back to the Police Station again... Nanako is extremely disappointed that he can't stay and read.

Dojima says that he can read to her anytime, which makes her even more depressed. This is your time to stick up for the family. For 2 FPs, choose, "This is more important, huh?" His initial reaction is to say no, and he sighs quietly.

Nanako doesn't understand the situation, so she asks if you 2 are fighting again. Nervous about building more tension, she gives Dojima her permission to go to the Station. He shakes his head, and apologizes for worrying her. Also, he asks her what book she wants him to read. (Awwwww!)

Nanako asks if it's really OK for him to stay at home and read the book, and Dojima nods his head in understanding.

The game fades to black as Dojima reads to Nanako, and he comes back into the kitchen chuckling after she made him read the whole thing. He looks over at you, and gives you a solid, fatherly, "Let's talk."

He takes you over to the dinner table, and sits you down on one of the pillows. He informs you that the phone call was from Ichihara-san, Dojima's former senpai. Dojima is having him run numerous tests and experiments for Chisato's hit-and-run investigation, and he was calling to tell him that the test results are in... No good news.

Going over to the Police Station wouldn't change the test results, but he just wants to see them in person... Dojima looks severely disheartened...He robotically tells you the facts that he's discovered in the investigation so far. It was a white sedan that hit her. Most likely large and American. Of course, there's no such car registered in Inaba. And, there are on records of one being repaired, scrapped, or totalled, either... Worst case scenario, it's out of the country by now.

Dojima looks down on himself for not being able to catch the perp, knowing that he's still out there somewhere, living a justice-less life. Knowing that Dojima will never have an outlet for this sick feeling, that he'll just have to swallow it...

He calms down a bit before continuing. Every time he looks at Nanako, he notices the ways that she resembles her mother.

After a moment of silence to let him recover a bit from his sickness, he releases a light chuckle. He finds it amazing; thinking that he never would've talked to you about this... Dojima confided in you. You feel that you understand Dojima on a new level. The Social Link will now advance.

He knows that he can't stay in this self-remorse state forever, especially when you're here. You sat with Dojima in wondering silence before you went to bed.